10 Bizarre Meanings Behind Nursery Rhymes

I've heard different versions of almost all of those. I heard that Ring Around the Rosy referenced rose petals people would smell, as they believed that the plague was caught through foul smells.

As for Peter Pumpkin Eater, I've never heard that he actually cut up his wife and put her in a shell. I was sure that was symbolic...

Good video, nice smoke effect :)
 
Thrashbat said:
I've heard different versions of almost all of those. I heard that Ring Around the Rosy referenced rose petals people would smell, as they believed that the plague was caught through foul smells.

As for Peter Pumpkin Eater, I've never heard that he actually cut up his wife and put her in a shell. I was sure that was symbolic...

Good video, nice smoke effect :)
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You are really close to what I found in my research on ring around the rosy. It was during the bubonic plague and the people who devoloped the "rosy rash" thought it came from being foul smelling. So what they did was kept a pocket full of "posies" which is a good smelling herb/flower to help ward off the disease. It didnt work. Good research though and thanks for the support.
 
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